Vermont H.S. scores for Dec. 19: See how your favorite team fared

Vermont high school sports scores and results as reported to the Burlington Free Press sports department.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Northern Vermont University to sell campus radio station to Vermont Public

Vermont Public is buying Northern Vermont University’s radio station. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Vermont Public is buying Northern Vermont University’s radio station, the public broadcaster announced last week.  The campus radio station, which broadcasts at WWLR 91.5, will be converted to a 24-hour classical music station, Vermont Public said in an announcement Dec. 16. …

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Rob Roper: Expand, don’t restrict, school choice options

This commentary is by Rob Roper of Stowe, who is on the board of EdWatch Vermont.  For over 150 years, Vermont has operated the most equitable and dynamic school choice program in the nation. Any parents of any children in towns/districts that do not have a public school (some 90 Vermont towns) can choose any…

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Peter DuBrul: Trouting in little rivers of Vermont — or are we still stocking non-native fish?

This commentary is by Peter DuBrul of Charlotte, who is a history teacher and paddle guide. I’ll never forget catching my first brown trout. It was in one of those cold, clear rivers that flow out of the gorges of the western Green Mountains, and the sky was as blue as a Burmese sapphire —…

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New home, familiar faces: Robertsons take command of Burlington H.S. basketball

B.J. Robertson hired as head coach of the BHS boys basketball team, while his father, Beverlis, tabbed bench boss for the Seahorse girls program.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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How New England’s winter economy and chances of a white Christmas are changing

“Our climate is changing faster than almost any other place in the United States except for Alaska, and the biggest changes are happening in winter.”        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Burlington: You’ll need one of these recycling bins in 2023. Here’s why.

The tall bins with lids should reduce the amount of litter that blows out into Burlington streets.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Rick Winston: Unassuming man from East Calais helped end the Vietnam War

This commentary is by Rick Winston, who was co-owner of the Savoy Theater in Montpelier from its inception in 1980 until 2009. He is now a film history instructor at the Montpelier Senior Activity Center, and a speaker on film history for the Vermont Humanities Council. He is the author of the recently published “Red…

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James Lyall: For public safety solutions, we must address root causes

This commentary is by James Lyall, executive director of the ACLU of Vermont. Vermonters concerned about public safety have every right to insist on solutions, and the solutions are well known. As John Jay College’s advisory group on preventing community violence reminds us, “Community violence is more prevalent in neighborhoods where residents face severe and…

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Sandy Dooley: Ordinance or policy about encampment removal in South Burlington 

This commentary is by Sandy Dooley, a 50-year resident of South Burlington, vice chair of the city’s Affordable Housing Committee, and a former city councilor. First of all, I write to commend South Burlington City Attorney Colin McNeil and Police Chief Shawn Burke on the content of the eight-page “Enforcement and Removal Policies and Procedures…

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Vermont H.S. scores for Dec. 17: See how your favorite team fared

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PHOTOS: Essex hosts Hartford in H.S. girls hockey

Photos from Wednesday night’s Hartford at Essex high school girls hockey game.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Vermont H.S. scores for Dec. 14: See how your favorite team fared

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2023 may be the year that Vermont lawmakers legalize sports betting

A kiosk in a convenience store offers lottery tickets and notes that all lottery profits go to the Vermont Education Fund. Photo by Bob LoCicero/VTDigger Three years after a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision opened the doors for states to legalize sports betting, Vermonters may soon be able to join their New Hampshire and New…

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Bill Schubart: Happy Birthday, Vermont Council on World Affairs! You are the gift.

The Vermont Council on World Affairs mission is to promote awareness and understanding of the world and its people. Photos from the council’s annual report. The Vermont Council on World Affairs is celebrating its 70th anniversary this month and there is much to celebrate.  In the last week of October, as members, we hosted two…

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Walter Carpenter: Vermont’s health care — your money or your life 

This commentary is by Walter Carpenter of Montpelier, who works in Vermont’s tourism business and is a writer and a health care activist. In 2006, he nearly died at the hands of the health care system and has been an activist since that time, fighting for health care as a public good. He is on…

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Vermont H.S. scores, postponements for Dec. 17: See how your favorite team fared

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Vermont H.S. games for Dec. 16: What we know for postponements, rescheduled dates

Postponements and rescheduled dates for Friday, Dec. 16 as reported to the Burlington Free Press sports department.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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PHOTOS: Colchester, South Burlington battle in Beech Classic final

Photos from Thursday’s Beech Classic final between Colchester and South Burlington at Leddy Arena.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Lawmakers plan to resurrect the clean heat standard as the ‘Affordable Heating Act’

Hunter Leveille, of Enfield, New Hampshire, brings the propane line back to his truck after filling a homeowner’s tanks on the Quechee-West Hartford Road in Hartford last winter. File photo by Geoff Hansen/Valley News Lawmakers said they plan to bring back one of the most significant climate bills of the last legislative session, which they…

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The Deeper Dig: What 97 acres means to Williston

Tina Mauss and Mike Mauss at Windswept Farm in Williston on Dec. 7. They pasture horses on some of the Glasers’ 97 acres surrounding the farm, and hope the specific plan is approved. Photo by Riley Robinson/VTDigger The Deeper Dig is a weekly podcast from the VTDigger newsroom. Listen below, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify or anywhere…

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How do you feel about your child’s education? Vermont state officials want to know.

The Vermont Agency of Education is creating a Family Engagement Council, a group of roughly a dozen parents and guardians that will advise Vermont Agency of Education Secretary Dan French. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger If you have a child in a Vermont school, state education officials want to hear from you.  Vermont’s Agency of…

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